I'm going to consolidate the data I have been putting into the game threads, into this thread. As most know, minorleaguesplits.com has opened up a lot of doors for people interested in such things.

At SoxProspects.com, I opened up an offer to help me out with the off-season BIP studies I plan on doing. In short, I would like to break down each individual league with every player accounted for, over a certain threshold. The possibilities are open-ended, so any ideas are welcome. Here is what I have been throwing around so far:

Which pitchers are the most dominant in BIP types compare to their league

Is there an all-encompassing metric we can create using run values in which we can define the most appealing type of pitcher?

Trying to put a tag on pitchers and see how their BIP allowed fluctuates as they rise through the minors (this is a year-to-year project I plan on doing).

Any other ideas are welcome. I think its best just to gather all the data together, so any idea that comes to mind can be easily performed. So far I have assigned 4 leagues out to individual posters:

Correlation Coefficients for Batting Average and Slugging Percentage Correlated to Line Drive, Ground Ball, and Fly Ball Rates. I'll do the same thing for pitching handedness when I can, but my initial reaction is we need data over a longer period of time.

"GB%" is the average GB% of that franchise's minor league teams. "K/9" is the average K/9 of that franchise's minor league teams. "Rank" after each is where those franchise's teams, as a whole, rank based on each particular metric.

In conclusion, its a myth that a high BABIP in the minors dooms a prospect. Its always good to not allow hits (duh, that's why no-hitters are so cool), but if you've got two prospects, and both are equally excellent in walks, homers, and strikeouts, and one has a higher BABIP, take the one who gives up fewer hits. But don't give up on the other guy so quick. He can probably pitch too.